ELECTION NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1637, 16 August 1887, Page 2

ELECTION NEWS.

.» Mr Butherfurd, who announced himself but a few days ago as a candidate for the Waimate seat m opposition to Major Steward and Mr John Manchester, opened his electoral campaign last evening at Walitl near Timarn. There was a very large attendance of electors and tbe proceedings were of the moet noisy description. The candidate opened his address amid a perfeot tornado of howls, cat-oalls, nnd tbe discordant music of miniature foghorßß and tin whiatles, The air soon became polluted with the horrid perfume of chewed wattle berries and the candidate had not proceeded far with his speech when some new musio, m addition to that previously mentioned, was added, m the shape of the rattling of kerosene tins filled with stones. After being subjeoted for a considerable time to laterrop'ions, Mr Butherfurd stepped out among the crowd, stating that the row was only made by a lot of larrikins, and he would make one to " Bcruff 1 ' tKem himself. A perfeot hurricane of the moat discordant yells followed, the air at times being rent with the bodies of dead rats. The candidate retired, and, placing his back against the mantle-piece, said he Intended to stand such a row all night ii they liked. Such an exhibition showed that there were many among them qaite devoid of common sense. Fußilades of ancient eggs and dead rats were frequent, and while Mr Rut her fori was holding forthfan the subject of Charitable Aid the abnormal body ot rodent struck him and drew from him the remark that if he were one of the gentlemen ou the right who threw Buoh a mlasl'e ha would be d d well a'hamed of h.Kielf. This, says the "Timaru Herald," was the clmrx. For fully five minutes cries of "Go it Billy," " Bully for you old man," rent the stinking-wattle-borry-ladeu air. Cries of "time" were responded to by the candidate etatlng that he would take his own time, and when a kind of silence had been restored, he resumed hia speeoh, though eubjacted to frequent Interruptions, the audience at one time etriking up a verse of " Hi, hi, hi, oome along this way," with a bones accompaniment. One of the press representatives receivelng a heavy blow from an aged potato the reporters beat a hasty retreat and shortly afterwards the meeting broke up m the wildest disorder. Auckland, August 15. Mr Reader Wood is definitely out for Waitemata m opposition to Mr Monk. Mr W. P. Moat addressed the electors of Rodney at Pukekaroro and at Kalreka on Mond.y last, when he received votes of confidence. Mr S. S. Osborne addressed the eleotors of Manukau to-night, and reoeived a vote of confidence. He opposed the present Government, and declared himself a Freetrader. Auokland, August 16. The Hon J. A. Tole at Richmond road (Newton), J. A. Oonnell at Mount Rosklll (Eden), and 8. S. Osborne at Onehuoga (Manakau), eaoh got votes of thanks and confidence. Greymouth, Augnat 15. Mr Reeves, a candidate for lnangahua addressed a large meeting of the Otara Flat eleotors on Saturday evening. A motion that the candidate had the fullest confidence of the meeting as their representative m Parliamsnt was carried by acclamation. Dunedin, August 15 Mr Vincent Pyke, candidate for the Dunstan, spoke on Saturday evening at Dunedin, and received' a vote of confidence, Mr Fergus, candidate fjr Wakatipu, spoke at Arrwtown, and also reotlved.U. vote of copfidepce,